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Series: Maynooth Studies in Local History

A south Roscommon emigrant

A south Roscommon emigrant

Emigration and return, 1890–1920

Emigrants were a common sight in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ireland as they left their family farms to make their way to the boat at Queenstown or Liverpool en route to a new, and hopefully more prosperous, life...Emigrants were a common sight in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ireland as they left their family farms to make their way to...
Author/Editor: Diane Dunnigan
Edenderry, County Offaly, and the Downshire estate, 1790–1800

Edenderry, County Offaly, and the Downshire estate, 1790–1800

In the history of the 1798 rising in Ireland, Offaly is regarded as the forgotten county. It was not the scene of major military activity, but that does no mean that it was unaffected by the disturbances that...In the history of the 1798 rising in Ireland, Offaly is regarded as the forgotten county. It was not the scene...
Author/Editor: Ciarán Reilly
The planters of Luggacurran, County Laois

The planters of Luggacurran, County Laois

A Protestant community, 1879–1927

In late March 1922, a group of armed men forcibly evicted two protestant farmers from their homes at Luggacurran, County Laois. The evictions marked the beginning of a month long campaign of violence targeting local protestant farmers, which was...In late March 1922, a group of armed men forcibly evicted two protestant farmers from their homes at Luggacurran, County Laois. The...
Author/Editor: Leigh-Ann Coffey
Smithfield and the Parish of St Paul, Dublin, 1698–1750

Smithfield and the Parish of St Paul, Dublin, 1698–1750

In the 1720s William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area at this time was largely within the jurisdiction of the local Church of Ireland vestry of St....In the 1720s William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area...
Author/Editor: Brendan Twomey
World War I and nationalist politics in County Louth, 1914–1920

World War I and nationalist politics in County Louth, 1914–1920

This study is an exposition of the experience of war and revolution in one rural county in Ireland. The origins of the 1914 split in nationalism are traced to the fall of Parnell and despite the rise of...This study is an exposition of the experience of war and revolution in one rural county in Ireland. The origins of the...
Author/Editor: Donal Hall
Kiltubrid, County Leitrim

Kiltubrid, County Leitrim

Snapshots of a rural parish in the 1890s

Kiltubrid, a rural parish in south Leitrim, was designated a ‘congested district’ – a euphemism for an impoverished place – under the terms of the 1891 land act. This book is a study of the parish under three...Kiltubrid, a rural parish in south Leitrim, was designated a ‘congested district’ – a euphemism for an impoverished place – under the...
Author/Editor: Liam Kelly
The MacGeough Bonds of The Argory

The MacGeough Bonds of The Argory

An Ulster Gentry Family, 1880-1950

This work traces the fortunes of a minor gentry family, the MacGeough Bonds of The Argory, Co. Armagh, through the dramatic changes that occurred in rural Ireland from 1880 onwards. It investigates the impact of the land war...This work traces the fortunes of a minor gentry family, the MacGeough Bonds of The Argory, Co. Armagh, through the dramatic changes...
Author/Editor: Olwen Purdue
The Liberty and Ormond boys

The Liberty and Ormond boys

Factional riots in eighteenth-century Dublin

This study of factional disorder sets the Liberty and Ormond Boys in their contemporary context. The conditions necessary to enable factions to develop and flourish in Dublin were in place by the 1720s, when the city was sufficiently...This study of factional disorder sets the Liberty and Ormond Boys in their contemporary context. The conditions necessary to enable factions to...
Author/Editor: James Kelly
Dancing as a social pastime in the south-east of Ireland, 1800–1897

Dancing as a social pastime in the south-east of Ireland, 1800–1897

At the beginning of the 19th century, dancing was viewed as a necessary social skill and dancing masters and musicians were found throughout Ireland to cater for all classes. From the charitable ball of the gentry to the...At the beginning of the 19th century, dancing was viewed as a necessary social skill and dancing masters and musicians were found...
Author/Editor: Mary Friel
The Irish National League in Dingle, County Kerry, 1885–1892

The Irish National League in Dingle, County Kerry, 1885–1892

A public meeting held in Dingle town on 5 May 1885 led to the establishment of a branch of the Irish national League. By the following December there were five active branches within the area of the Dingle...A public meeting held in Dingle town on 5 May 1885 led to the establishment of a branch of the Irish...
Author/Editor: Donnacha Seán Lucey
Sir Charles Domvile and his Shankill estate, County Dublin, 1857–1871

Sir Charles Domvile and his Shankill estate, County Dublin, 1857–1871

Sir Charles Dumvile inherited his family's title and estates in 1857, becoming one of the wealthiest commoners in Ireland. The property included the lands of Shankill and Rathmichael, Co. Dublin, which were occupied by 95 families. Within ten years,...Sir Charles Dumvile inherited his family's title and estates in 1857, becoming one of the wealthiest commoners in Ireland. The property included...
Author/Editor: Rob Goodbody
Fr Michael Dungan's Blanchardstown, 1836–1868

Fr Michael Dungan's Blanchardstown, 1836–1868

In 1826, seven hundred parishioners from the Catholic parish of Blanchardstown sent a petition to Archbishop Murray requesting that he institute an inquiry among the laity, who complained of ‘a system of neglect unexampled in any other parish n...In 1826, seven hundred parishioners from the Catholic parish of Blanchardstown sent a petition to Archbishop Murray requesting that he institute an...
Author/Editor: Elizabeth Cronin